Display rack



J. C. LUND DISPLAY RACK April 6 1926. 1,580,061

Filed M"?! 5, 1924 rm My 22, /0'

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WITNESS: TOINEY I NVENTOR Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

* UNFIIITVEDL' PAT ENT oFFlcEf Jonnc. LUND, or ASTORIA, New YORK.

nIsPtAY RACK.

The principal object of the inventionfis the provision of a display rack whichis collapsible to permit the same to be'taken down when not in use thereby taking up'a minimum amount of space for storing purposes.

Another object of the invention resides in the construction of a display rack which includes a supporting structure. A collapsible shelf structure capable of adapting itself to the supporting structure for forming a plurality of steps, and whereby the shelf structure is held in position on the support.- ing structure by a tension means, and which tension means also serves to hold the shelf structure in a collapsed condition.

A still further object is to provide a rigid display rack which may be quickly assembled or collapsed.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in vention set up for use.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of t e Shelf structure is in the collapsed or folded con-v structure collapsed.

Figure is a perspective View of a pair of extension plates which may be added to the. structure shown in Figure 1 should additional shelving be desired.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the plates in use.

Referring more particularly to the drawing. the reference, numeral 10 designates my display rack in its entirety, which includes a supporting structure 11 and a co-acting shelf structure 12. The supporting struc- Application filed May 5,

1924. Serial No. 711,233.

ture 11 in the present instance comprises a pair-of identical end plates 13 which are ar ranged inspaced relation to each-other and which are held in a set-up or vertical position by means'of pivoted members 14 carried bythe underside of the plates. WVhen'notin use,rthermembers 14 may be moved to a position parallelto the length of the under-,.

side of the plates,but when in use,1the same are adapted to be moved at right angle thereto. The plates 13 are formed with vertical walls 15 and horizontal walls 16 which are so provided as to form steps 17 on which the;

shelf structure issupported. I

rality of identical slats- 18, the end-slats being provided-with longitudinal grooves 19-for a purpose to-be presently explained.

The ends of the cables terminate short of each other after passing through the end slats and the ends of one cable are connected to the ends of the other cable. by tension means or contractile springs 23. The springs 23 are adapted to rest in the grooves 19 of the end slats so as to lie flush with the top surface thereof. It will be seen that the shelf structure may be adjusted to a position by reason of its flexibility to permit the slats to co-act with the vertical walls 15 and thehorizontal walls 16 and when in such position, the springs are of such a tension as to hold the cables in a taut condition when the shelf structure is in a set-up condition. WVhen the shelf dition as shown in Figure 3, thesprings will hold the slats one over the other in stack formation. I

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have. provided a collapsible structure which may be set-up or taken down in'quick order and when set-up, the same will provide a rigid structure for use in displaying. merchandise.

y In Figures 1 and 5, I have shown a pair of extension plates 24;, which are provided GOI.

The shelf structure 12 comprises a phiwith pins 25 for insertion in recesses 26 in the plates 13 whereby additional shelf space may be provided should the same be required. The step surfaces of the plates 24- may be of the same Width as those of the plates 13 or they may be of a larger width and in such case, a larger shelf structure will be necessary as shown in Figure 5.

lVhile I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the app nded cla m lVhat is claimed as new is:.

1. A display rack comprising a pair of spaced supports having horizontal and vertical portions, members pivotally mounted on the underside (of said supports for holding the same in a set-. up position, the said members adapted to be moved parallel with the underface of said supports when not in use, a plurality of slats connected together by- .flexible cables passing through openings adjacent the ends of the slats, said slats being received in the horizontal and vertical portions of said supports, and contractile springs connecting the ends of the cables for setting up a tension on opposite ends of the cables.

2. A; display rack comprising a pair of spaced supports having horizontal and vertical portions, a plurality of slats connected together by flexible cables passing through openings adjacent the ends of the slats, said slats being receiyed in the horizontal and vertical portions of said sup )orts, and coir tractile springs connecting tlie ends of the cables for setting up a tension on opposite ends of the cables. w

A collapsible shelving comprising a plurality of slats having openings provided therein adjacent the ends thereof, cables passing respectively through the openings, and contractile springs respectively connected to the adjacent ends of the cables and respectively seated in grooves provided in the end slats.

In testimony whereof I have afliXQd my signature.

JOHN C. LUND. 

